Knife handle



R. D. BROWN KNIFE HANDLE Filed Aug. 2, 1953 Patented Apr. 16, 1935 war s.-

: This invention relates to knife handles and 1 moreparticularly to that class of knife handl shown and described in my co-pending applica- *tion; Ser: No. 657,918, filedin the United States Patent Ofiice, February 21, 1933, "and of which the present application is a continuation in part.

' Theobject f the invention is to provide a knife handle including .acentral core having notches or depressions formedin one side thereof which serve to receive and lock a plastic enveloping jacket or shell thereon, whereby the 'core and shell arefirmly united and .fingerreceiving fitted'to theshank of a, hunting or: other type of knife. 15"

v jA further. object-of the invention. is generally -to-improve this class ofzdevicesiso asitoincreas'e their utility, durability: and efficiency as well as to. reduce the cost of manufacture. f a v.Inr-theaccompanying-' :lrawing: I

Figure liisa side elevation of ahunting knife provided with 'a- -handl constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is. a frontielevationplpartly in section.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the. line 33 of Figure 2, and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFigure 3.

Figure '5 is a similar view taken on the line 55 V of Figure 3.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

The improved handle forming the subject matter of the present invention is principally designed for use on hunting knives and by way of illustration is shown in connection with such a knife inwhich 5 designates the blade, the butt end of which is. provided with oppositely disposed square shoulders 6 defining a reduced longitudinally extending shank 1, preferably flat and angular in cross section and having its outer end reduced to form a threaded extension 8. Slidably mounted on the shank I is a core 9 preferably formed of 'woodor other fibrous material and provided with a longitudinal bore H] of a cross sectional diameter and shape to snugly receive the shank l. 'The opposite side walls of the core Ill at one end thereof are preferably flattened and inclinedat l3 so that said walls taper or merge into the abutment ll of the knife and thus present a smooth inclined surface at the junction of the bladeand handle, as best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

surroundingthe core 9 is anenveloping jacket 7 l5 formed of celluloid or otherplastic material,

whichjacket is-constructed and shrunk on the core-in the manner described in my, coepending application, previously referred to. One longif tudinaledg'eaof the core I0 is formed with a series of notches or depressions J6; and these depres- .-,-sions,not.only form finger grips when the jacket [is shrunk onithe core; but also. serve to receive gthe plastic material constitutin'g the; shell or jacket. and thusefiectually'lock theshell firmly in;position on-the-core. wqwhenthe plastic jacket is shrunkon the jacket the materialofwhich the 2 jacket is made will conform to the ,shapeof and adhere to theexteriorrwall; of the core-while at the same time the plastic material is forced within the notches'or depressions I6 so that said jacket willhave anginterlocking fit with the core and causethe parts to :be; firmly united. It will thus ;be seen that the'notches'or depressions I 6 not only serve to prevent independent movement .of the core with respect toitheenvelopingshell or j acket,but also; provide depressions for thereception ofthe fingers when grasping the knife n thusins r .afi w r no he-h e at a times. j

' The abutment l4 bears against the shoulders 6 and interposed between the abutment and the adjacent end of the core 9 are a plurality of filler members or rings l1 preferably formed of fiber cap 20 is also-preferably formed with a transverse slot 23 opening through the inner end" thereof to accommodate the shank I, said slot intersecting the circular seat 2| and forming oppositely disposed shoulders 24 against which the clamping nut 22 bears when said nut is clamped home. The nut 22 is formed with a slot or groove 25 adapted to receive a wrench or other suitable tool whereby the nut may be rotated to its seat and thus clamp the parts comprising the handle securely in assembled position on the shank. A plurality of filler members or rings 26 are preferably interposed between the cap .20 and the adjacent end of the core and these filler rings as well as'the filler rings l1 may be made in contrasting colors so as to give the knife a neat finished appearance. The core I0 preferably tapers from its medial transverse axis in the direcwith a hunting knife, it will, of course, be understood that said handle may be used in connection with any desired type or style of knife departing from the spirit of the invention. I

Having thus described the invention, what 'I claim is: i

1. A knife having a shank angular in cross sec tion and provided with a reduced threaded portion, a longitudinally "tapered core fitted: over the shank and having a bore conforming'to the shape of and adapted to snugly receive said shank, said core having'one longitudinal edge thereof formed with'depressions and itsopposite longitudinal edge convex to accommodate the palm "of the hand, an enveloping jacket of plastic :ma-

terial fitting over the core andconformin'g to the depressions, a cap piece fitting about the threaded portion of the shank against an end "of the core, and a clamping nut engaging-the threaded terminal of the shank andcountersunk in th'ecap piecewithit's outer end substantially with the rear end face of thecap piece. 3 251i knife having a reduced shank defining oppositely disposed shoulders and provided atone end with a reduced threaded terminal, alongitudinally tapered core isnugly fitting the shank and having one longitudinal edge 'thereofprovided with finger receiving depressicms and its other'longitudinal' edge convex to accommodate the palm'of the hand, an' abutment plate-engagihg the shoulders, filler rings interposed between oneen'd of the core and said abutment plate, a

cap -piece, filler rings-interposed between the c'ap piece and the'adjacent end of the core, an enveloping jacket surrounding the core and firmly adhering thereto, said cap piece being provided with a seat opening through the rear end thereof and communicating with a transverse slot opening through its front end and defining oppositely disposed abutment shoulders, and a clamping nut engaging the threaded terminal of the shank and entirely disposed within the seat and bearing against the, abutment shouldersfor securing the several partsin assembled relation,

3. A knife having a shank angular in cross sec- :tion and provided with a reduced threaded portion, a longitudinally tapered core fitted over the shank and having a bore conforming to the z :of snugly receiving the shank, an enveloping jacket of hardened plastic material fitting'ti'ghtly' about the core, a cap piece fitting about the threaded portion of the shank against an end of the core, and a clamping nut engaging :the threade'diiortion of the shankt'and countersunk. mane cap-piece with rits 'outer' end flush -with"thelrear endfacexof the'cappiece;

a -4-.' 2,A.knife having, a reduce'd shankfdefining :oppositelydisposedshoulders and provided at one endrwith'aa' -reducedrthreaded terminal, a

terposedibetween'stfie cap piece an'd'tthe adjacent end ofi the"fcore,i"said cap piece being provided with a seat opening through the rear end thereof andrconununieatin'g with: a trzmsv'erse rslot 'openingrthroughrits front end and -defining oppositely disposed abutmentshouldersgnnd clamping'nut engaging thethreadedvtemiinal-of the shank'and entirely disposed within; seat and bearing againstfthe abutment shoulders for securing the several parts/in; assembled relation, 

